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BUSINESS
Cautious welcome for rates retention plan
By Jamie Hailstone | 10 February 2016
Copeland BC’s directly-elected mayor has cautiously welcomed news his authority will be able to r...
FINANCE
LGA: business should benefit from retention
By Dan Peters | 10 February 2016
Businesses must see the benefits from the rates they pay in a world of 100% retention, the Local ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
IRRV warns against relief payout
By Dan Peters | 10 February 2016
The national body for local taxation professionals has advised councils not to pay out any claims...
WHITEHALL
Next rates revaluation 'most contentious yet'
By Michael Burton | 04 February 2016
The next revaluation of business rates on which local authority income will increasingly depend w...
HEALTH
MPs: Lack of fiscal devo is 'nonsensical'
By Heather Jameson | 03 February 2016
Devolving power without fiscal devolution is ‘utterly nonsensical,’ a new House of Commons report...
WHITEHALL
Committee mulling over 100% business rates retention plans
By MJ reporter | 03 February 2016
Local government finance experts have briefed MPs on the potential impact of proposals to allow c...
FINANCE
Councils 'punished' for low reserves
By Sam Clayden | 03 February 2016
Councils that keep reserves low are being ‘punished’ as the sector is told it must now use them t...
FINANCE
Sector faces £1.5bn bill for backdated NHS relief
By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016
Local government could be hit with a bill of up to £1.5bn after 60 NHS trusts suggested they migh...
FINANCE
Collaboration is the key to a fair result
By Cllr Neil Clarke | 28 January 2016
Cllr Paul Carter and Cllr Neil Clarke unite to demand an even-handed, needs based funding formula...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Rush for devo is a 'threat to economy'
By Sam Clayden | 27 January 2016
The current approach to devolution threatens to entrench the failings of the existing economic sy...
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